eyore26 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Researching breakdown crane 1015 at KWVR I was sent this photo showing it in BR days at Willesden MPD and wondered if anyone could help me identify the tool and riding vans behind the crane, which I presume were part of the BTU set up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyore26 Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 I have identified the riding van as an LMS period 1 BCK to diag 1755 lot 320 similar to the ones at Nene Valley and Llangollen. Can anyone point me in the right place for drawings of this variant as its not in my copy of Jenkinson's Historic Carriages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, eyore26 said: I have identified the riding van as an LMS period 1 BCK to diag 1755 lot 320 similar to the ones at Nene Valley and Llangollen. Can anyone point me in the right place for drawings of this variant as its not in my copy of Jenkinson's Historic Carriages? I've sent you a PM with attached images. It is the Llangollen coach DM395754. The last three of the number are visible left corner. I hope they are appropriate. Regards Guy Edited April 19, 2020 by balders Addition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyore26 Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 Can anyone tell me what the interior of one of these looked like? Were the compartment partitions removed to create a mess space, for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, eyore26 said: Can anyone tell me what the interior of one of these looked like? Were the compartment partitions removed to create a mess space, for instance. I would suggest try contacting the Llangollen diesel group as the van in the Willesden photo above was preserved direct from Chester in 1987 and used as their overnight and mess accommodation until 2018. It later became the camping coach. As converted I'd imagine at least two compartments being retained for sleeping, and open spaces created for mess and kitchen facilities. As this was previously a mess and riding van for the BTU I'd imagine there was an additional coach converted to the engineering and tool aspect to accompany the ensemble. http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=710 Possibly they may be able to assist with further photos of the interior as it was taken from BR. A quick search online didn't reveal any internal photos. Regards Guy Edited April 20, 2020 by balders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyore26 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Thanks for your help. I do have a further photo where the end of an unidentified BTU tool van can be seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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